Stock-fountain.



A. MOORE.

STOCK FOUNTAIN.

APPLIoA'rIoN Hmm 00T. 22. 1909.

Patented Sept. 6, 1910.

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ADISON MOORE, OF HELENA, OKLAHOMA.

STOCK-FOUNTAIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 22, 1909.

Patented Sept. 6, 1910.

Serial No. 524,052.

homa, have invented a new and useful Stock- Fountain, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to drinking fountains, particularly live stock drinking fountains and has for an object to provide a fountain having a series of radial compartments to accommodate a number of stock at one time and to prevent the contents of the entire receptacle from being fouled should refuse find lodgment in any particular compartment.

A still further object is to provide a drinking fountain in which the inlet valve is housed over to prevent trash from gaining access to the valve an'd to permit the water t-o be drawn olf from any particular compartment to facilitate the cleansing of the same.

With the above advantages and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention embraces certain novel details of construction and combination of parts which will be herein-` after more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a drinking fountain constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of my improved drinking fountain.

Like characters of reference designate similar parts in the views shown.

Referring to the parts by their reference characters, 1 designates a receptacle which is preferably annular in contour and may be formed from any suitable material such as galvanized iron or cast iron or like material which will not easily be rusted from the action of water. Formed centrally in the bottom 2 of the receptacle is an inlet opening 3 through which the water lfrom the water supply is designed to enter.

Projecting inwardly from the side wall of the receptacle isa plurality of partitions 4 which are preferably formed from the same material as the receptacle and are rigidly secured at their bottom edges to the bottom of the receptacle. A cylindrical housing 5 is arranged over the inlet opening and connects the inner edges of the partitions 4 to form a series of radial compartments within the receptacle. The closed top Y6 of the housing projects considerably above the top edges of the partitions 4, which edges incline downwardly from the housing to the top of the wall of the receptacle. Secured to the housing are a plurality of apertured lugs 7 which bear against the partitions adjacent the top edge thereof. Bolts or similar connectors 8 are passed through the apertured lugs and partitions 4 to removably secure the housing in the receptacle. The apen tured lugs being arranged upon the lateral wall of the housing adjacent the top edge thereof will be held considerably above the surface of the water contained in the compartment so that the bolts will not become rusted in their seats by the water contained in the compartments.

Formed in the housing 5 is a plurality of openings 9 which communicate with the several compartments and permit the water to escape from the housing into the compartments. An outlet opening 10 formed in the wall of the receptacle permits the contents of the receptacle to be drawn off when desired.

Arranged upon the top and lbottom faces respectively of the bottom 2 of the receptacle is a pair of annular disks 11 and 12 having centrally located orifices 13 and 14 that register with the inlet opening 3 of the bottom. The disks are rigidly secured by solder or similar connecting means to the bottom of the receptacle and form reinforcing elements around the inlet opening to provide a lrigid foundation for the valve seat.

Arranged in the inlet opening is a sectional valve seat comprising a tubular intermediate section 15 having screw threads 16 formed in its bore. The bore of the section 15 registers with the inlet opening, the walls of the section being of sufcient thickness to normally support the section vertically upon the top reinforcing disk 11. A lower tubular section 17 projects through the bottom of the receptacle and is provided with external screw threads 18 adjacent one end to engage with the internal screw threads of the intermediate section. A nut 19 travels upon the threaded exterior of the lower section and bears against the -lower face of the lower reinforcing disk 12 to tightly clamp the lower end of the intermediate section against the top reinforcing disk 11 and rigidly hold the valve seat in an upright position in the inlet opening. An upper tubular section 20 is provided at one end with an enlargement 2l which has formed on its exterior screw threads 22 to engage with the internal screw threads of the intermediate section. An opening 23 is formed transversely of the enlargement 2l and communicates with the bore thereof so that water rising in the valve seat may escape into the interior of the housing.

Arranged upon the extremity of the upper tubular section is a hollow float 2li formed from thin sheet metal. The top and bottom walls of the float are orificed, as shown at 25, to receive a sleeve 26 which is driven or otherwise secured therein, the joint being then soldered to'form an air tight chamber in the float. The sleeve is sufficient in size to permit the float to be freely slid longitudinallyof the upper section and is designed to bind against the enlarged portion 22 of the upper section whereby to limit the downward sliding movement of the float. A pair of integral arms 27 and 28 project upwardly from the sleeve and are formed with suitable alined bearings to receive a pivot pin 29. A link 80 is secured at one end to the pivot pin 29 and projects downwardly in the bore ofthe top sect-ion, as shown. Connected to the free extremity of the link is a valve 31 having an annular flange 32 designed to engage the lower end of the upper section 20 when the float is at its highest limit of movement to close the bore of the upper section.

In operation the water entering from the water supply through the bore of the valve seat will flow around the valve 31 and rising in the bore of the upper section of the valve seat will be discharged through the openings 23 into the in'terior of the housing, thence it will flow through the openings 9 into the several vcompartments to the level of the lowest position of the float, the float will begin to be elevated by the incoming water and will operate through the medium of the link to draw upward the valve 3l, the bore of the top section being entirely closed by the valve when the float has reached its highest limit of movement. The float will be held in 'this position and therefore the valve kept closed while the height of the water contained in the receptacle remains the same, but as the water is used by the drinking stock the height of the water will be decreased and the float will correspondingly drop a short distance thereby opening the valve and permitting the water from the water supply to again flow and replenish the water supply in the receptacle.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is thought that the construction and operation of my invention will be easily understood without a. more extended explanation, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be made wi'thout departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages.

lVhat is claimed is:

l. In a stock fountain, the combination with a receptacle having a fla't bottom perforated at its center, a housing surrounding said perforation, and drinking compartments in communication with the interior of the housing; of reinforcing disks above and below said bot-'tom around its perforation, a pipe section passing through the latter and the disks, a nut around the section in contact with the lower' disk, a second pipe section around 'the first and in contact with the upper disk, a third pipe section engaging the second and constituting a valve seat, a valve within the second pipe section between the ends of the other ltwo, and means for moving the valve.

Q. In a stock fountain, the combination with a receptacle having a flat bottom perforated at i'ts center, a housing surrounding said perforation, and drinking compartments in communication with the interior of the housing; of an inlet pipe leading through said perforation, means for clamping it in place relatively vto said bottom, a smaller pipe section having its lower end enlarged and perforated, connections between this end and said inlet section whereby said end forms a valve seat, a valve therefor, a link leading upward from the valve, a hollow annular float whose top and bottom walls have a central orifice secured around the reduced portion of the upper pipe section, arms rising from the upper wall, and a pin connecting them and engaging said link.

In testimony that I claim 'the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ADISON MOORE. IVitnesses WV. H. REDMAN, vJ. R. HARNED. 

